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Diabetic DietsDiabetic Diets are effective whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. What, when, and how much you eat all change your blood glucose.  Diabetic diets attempt to regulate blood glucose - the main sugar found in the blood and the body's main source of energy - usually by limiting carbohydrates. If you have diabetes (or impaired glucose tolerance), your blood glucose can go too high if you eat too much. If your blood glucose goes too high, you can get sick. Your blood glucose can also go too high or drop too low if you don't take the right amount of diabetes medicine. If your blood glucose stays high too much of the time, you can get heart, eye, foot, kidney, and other problems. You can also have problems if your blood glucose gets too low (hypoglycemia). Diabetic diets address both these conditions. Eighty percent of people who are obese have hyperinsulinemia which means that they have high levels of insulin in their blood. Their body's cells become insulin resistant, so the body must produce more insulin to keep blood sugar in a normal range. Muscle cells are particularly insulin resistant. Diabetic diets deal with extra body fat. The pancreas (which produces insulin) must work harder in the body of a person who is obese to produce more insulin and to keep blood sugar in control. Losing weight improves the body's sensitivity to insulin, so that all aspects of glucose uptake are improved. Keeping your blood glucose at a healthy level will prevent or slow down diabetes problems. Ask your doctor what a healthy blood glucose level is for you. To help maintain blood glucose at a healthy level, diabetic diets will recommend...
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